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    I think some older mercedes cars had those. My old 180 mercedes had blinking side lights. So all the new cars that have them just copied the old cars.

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    Pop's Hillman had those. He drove a Hillman until he went with a SAAB 93.

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    Early VW Beetles had them.

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    My Austin AS3 1953 still has them ,but don't use them as they get damaged very quickly with people wanting to pull them out when parked, sacco

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    Nice little A30, my mothers family firm ran a fleet of A30's and A35's, better than the Morris Minor's they were built to compete with, dad did a neat engine tune job on one that was basically an unguided missile once stirred it's narrow gutted cross-ply tyres lasted really well and had almost zero grip.

    Back in the late 1970's someone in South Wales fitted a narrowed JAG IRS and a straight 6 Jag engine and auto box to one, I saw it a few times punishing the unaware in a straight line, but it didn't do bends, let alone corners, very well...

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    My first car was a A35 Van with the 1098cc engine, by the time I had fitted twin Amal carbs and ground the cyl head down its performance far out stripped the puny brakes and awful steering box. I remember passing a Renault Dauphine at about 85mph and the look of disbelief on his face made it all worthwhile. Cant agree on your preference as I think my Morris Minor was a better car.



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